Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

909: Handling and Throwing Errors


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We break down how to properly throw, catch, and log errors in JavaScript and TypeScript. They cover client-side and server-side strategies, using tools like Sentry, and how to handle errors without taking down your whole app.

Show Notes

  • 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
  • 01:19 Error terminology.
    • 01:42 Thrown and catching.
    • 03:01 What’s in an error.
      • 04:09 Name and message.
      • 04:42 Stack.
      • 07:12 Node system errors.
      • 07:34 Messages: strings, objects, or custom errors.
      • 08:19 Throwing errors.
      • 12:01 Promise errors.
        • 12:10 Try catch block, .catch().
        • 14:13 Using awaited-to.
        • 15:10 Finally.
        • 16:29 promise.try()
        • 17:14 Re-throwing errors.
          • Error Cause
          • 18:12 Client-side errors.
            • 18:15 Catching at different levels.
            • 18:51 Displaying errors.
            • 21:59 Transforming server errors into client errors.
            • 24:12 Error boundaries.
            • 25:26 Server errors.
              • 26:10 JSON API.
              • 27:41 HTTP response codes.
              • 30:09 Logging and solving errors.
                • 31:16 Proudly supported by Sentry.io.
                  • Logging within Sentry
                  • 36:16 TypeScript and errors.

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                    Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsBy Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

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